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What (who) is ship's clocks - definition

RIG TO HOLD A SHIP UPRIGHT ON DRY LAND
Ship's cradle; Ship's Cradle

ship's company         
PERSONNEL COMPRISING THE CREW OF A NAVAL VESSEL
Navy boat crew; Ship's Company; Complement (naval); Ship's complement
¦ noun the crew of a ship.
Ship's company         
PERSONNEL COMPRISING THE CREW OF A NAVAL VESSEL
Navy boat crew; Ship's Company; Complement (naval); Ship's complement
A ship's company comprises all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel aboard a naval vessel. The size of the ship's company (the complement) is the number of people on board, excluding civilians and guests.
Cockboat         
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  • A Royal Navy Montagu whaler being manned with an armed boarding party going to check a neutral vessel stopped at sea. October 1941
  • date=16 Aug 1906}}</ref>}} This demonstrates the continued extensive use of boats propelled by oar and sail at a time when all the warships used steam. The funnel of just one steam pinnace can be seen in the picture, and there may be one other just visible.
Ship's boats; Cockboat
·noun A small boat, ·esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.

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Ship cradle

A ship cradle is a rig designed to hold a ship or boat upright on dry land to allow the vessel to be built or repaired. The vessel is held in place in the cradle by wooden chocks, cables, sand bags or restraining fixtures on the cradle. Ship cradles are made of timber or steel and are usually built adjacent the seashore, lake or river side or on the floor of a dry dock.